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13th Annual Shorty Awards Categories

The Shorty Awards honor the talented agencies, brands, and industry leaders behind the best and most innovative work on social media and digital channels, campaigns, websites and applications. The early deadline is on December 3rd, 2020.

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Shorty Awards Entries

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Viner of the Year (Last One Ever)
Senan Byrne
“That Irish guy on Vine,” Senan Byrne began 2016 by posting his now-famous helium balloon vine, which has since garnered nearly 50 million loops. It helped him to receive the very first International Creator Spotlight from Vine, and sent his account soaring, starting the year wi…
Vlogger of the Year
Shaaanxo Vlogs
Top New Zealand beauty YouTuber Shannon Harris, internationally known for her all-inclusive beauty channel Shaaanxo, with nearly 3M subscribers and 300M views, has additionally become a vlogging sensation on her Shaaanxo Vlogs channel, with 50M+ views itself. Coordinating with h…
Activism
finalist
Shailene Woodley
She might walk the red carpet and appear at Fashion Week, but Shailene Woodley is no average Hollywood “it” girl. Shailene believes in using her star power for the greater good, this year speaking out against the Dakota Access Pipeline as part of the #NoDAPL movement. While prot…
LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel
winner
Shannon Beveridge
Shannon Beveridge, a small-town Texas native, boomed onto the YouTube scene just over two years ago when she decided to share her coming out story with the world. Her introspective look at life and the struggles she has faced have become a beacon of hope to anyone who has felt a…
Celebrity
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O’Neal loves to mess around with everybody on the internet. When a teary LeBron won the championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Shaq made memes for days. After his former LA Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant retired from the game, Shaq took to social media to show his lov…
Art
finalist
Shawna X
Visual designer, illustrator, and teacher Shawna X is making significant strides in the NYC art world. Whether designing for OkCupid, providing design direction, consultation, and illustration for clients including Adobe, Nike, and Twitter, or constructing gallery installations,…
Actress
winner
Shay Mitchell
Canadian-born actress Shay Mitchell is the breakout star of Freeform’s Pretty Little Liars, which ended its seven-year run this TV season. Her tearful farewell YouTube letter got over 2 million views—a true reflection of #PLL’s massive following. But we’ve hardly seen the last o…
Vlogger of the Year
finalist
Shaytards
2016 has been another big year for “YouTube’s first family.” Vlogging their lives since 2008, husband and wife duo Shay and Colette Butler and their five children have enchanted a global following, bring them along on every personal journey, including recent milestones “AVIA GET…
Fashion
Shiona Turini
Stylist, brand consultant, fashion blogger, and contributing editor at The Cut, Shiona Turini has worked for some of the fashion industry’s leading players, including YSL and Cosmopolitan. Armed with a Dior handbag and a wealth of fashion experience, Shiona struck out on her own…
Sports
winner
Simone Biles
Simone Biles earned her gold medal for individual all-around in gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but she stole America’s hearts. At 19, Simone Biles has lived the dream of so many young girls in America (many of whom make up her 3.4M Instagram followers). With her Olympic…
STEM
finalist
Simone Giertz
Swedish-born Simone Giertz truly lives up to her title as “Queen of Shitty Robots,” posting GIF-worthy clips of her homemade inventions, ostensibly created for useful purposes, but which inevitably fail miserably. You’ve likely seen some that have made the rounds on the internet…
Actress
finalist
Skai Jackson
While she might be young, Skai Jackson certainly has style and class. At 14 years old, she has starred on two Disney shows, Jessie and Bunk’d, gotten into Twitter feuds with big name celebrities, and been turned into a viral meme. While the haters might have tried to stop her, t…
LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel
Skylar Kergil
Skylar Kergil is a transgender artist, musician, and YouTuber who has been documenting his transition from female-to-male since the age of 17. Now 25 and living in Boston, Skylar is an inspiration to so many trans people, both those who have transitioned (or are transitioning) a…
Periscoper of the Year
finalist
SockCop
With a time-traveling caveman sending him from “the New Yorks” into the future (and concurrently Mobile, AL), the sock puppet Periscope sensation traverses time writing speeding tickets. Mustachioed with dark sunglasses, tiny cop hat, and feisty antics, Sock Cop welcomes you “to…
Music
finalist
Solange
Much more than just Beyonce’s younger sister, Solange Knowles is a fashion it-girl, a critically-acclaimed singer, and a queen of Instagram. As someone who steers clear of the typical Hollywood life—calling New Orleans home—Solange is a breath of fresh air in everything she crea…
Health & Wellness
Sophie Gray
After struggling with low self-esteem and unrealistic targets for her health, Canadian personal trainer Sophie Gray started posting new, achievable goals and positive messages on Instagram. The response was so overwhelming that she founded Way of Gray, a health and nutrition pro…
YouTube Ensemble
SourceFed
Sort of a news channel, sort of a sketch comedy channel, sort of a channel for its YouTube star hosts to take internet challenges, SourceFed tackles “Everything that should and shouldn’t matter.” Its news segment The Loop, hosted by Matt Lieberman, provides insight into meaningf…
Celebrity
Spencer Pratt
Bet you didn’t think we’d hear much from Spencer Pratt after his days as the villain of MTV’s The Hills and his marriage to costar Heidi Montag, but now he’s back in full-force on social media! With his “glory” days behind him, Spencer has taken a new outlook on his marriage and…
GIF of the Year presented by Watchable
Spiralling Global Temperatures
Sports
Steele Johnson
Steele Johnson couldn’t even believe that he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio for diving, so he took to his YouTube channel to vlog about it! At 20 years old, Steele has lived a noteworthy life, coming back from a head injury incurred while diving to become …
Author
finalist
Stephen King
A best-selling author who needs no introduction, “King of Horror” Stephen King has expanded his haunting discourse into the cyber realm, applying humor and his penchant for the macabre to tweets about pop culture, politics, and his adorable pet corgi (aka “The Thing of Evil” who…
Instagrammer of the Year
finalist
Stephen McMennamy
Any way you slice it, Stephen McMennamy is an Instagram genius. One of the masterminds behind AT&T’s cute candid kids ad campaign, he also makes the unimaginable come to life by combining moving or still images of two ordinary objects (with similar backgrounds to ensure continui…
LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel
finalist
Stevie Boebi
Popular YouTuber Stevie Boebi loves “the internet, ladies, and bread.” She takes to her Stevie channel to discuss all three, though most often she’s posting about ladies: pranking them, having sex with them, and “How to Survive a Break Up” with them. She is a charismatic and fun…
Vine of the Year
finalist
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the 13th annual shorty awards for brands and organizations is open for entries! early deadline on dec 3rd, 2020.